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Retail Therapy Kannur is a beautiful district known for its vibrant culture, rich heritage, naturalbeauty, and sandybeaches. Kannur is bordered with the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The development in Kannur was influenced by the Portuguese, British and Dutch and the city was known to the Romans, Greeks, and Arabs.

Along with its worldwide attention for its unique fabric and being a haven for food lovers, shopping in Kannur is quite interesting for people where they could shop for a variety for stuff, as is mentioned below.

What To Buy While Shopping In Kannur, Kerala

From souvenirs, textile, handicrafts, quality handloom products, and garments, you can buy a range of natural and handmade goods here. You can also shop from a wide range of spices which Kerala is known for; from turmeric and pepper to ginger powder and other exotic spices available in the city. Tea, coffee, aroma oils, banana chips, and cashew nuts should also be among the list of things that you need to buy from Kannur.
Kannur is also known for its gold shops everywhere, where the gold reflects the traditional Malayalam spirit. And the best part about Kannur is that it is well connected with every other city in India so it can be reached easily. As Kannur is the shopping destinations for the major Keralites, here is a list of the top 3 destinations for shopping in Kannur.

1. The Fort Road
As one of the main commercial areas in the city, the Fort Roadis one of the busiest hubs for many shops and bazaars in Kannur. The road is called Fort Road as it leads to the St Angelo’s Fort. The Fort Road grounds many major hotels and many shopping complexes, like; the Fort-light Complex, Supply Co, Kannur Mall, and the Super Bazaar among other small shops selling souvenirs and other small decorative objects.

The Metro Home Hyper Market is also located in the Fort Road. The market has many jewelry shops, garment shops, spices shops, furniture shops, and crockery shops.
2. Fort Light ComplexThe Fort light complex includes over 200 shops which have many shops and stalls selling garments, shoes, travel bags, souvenirs, fabrics, and cosmeticsat reasonable prices. It’s a great place to grab accessories and apparels at cheap prices. Don’t forget to bargain with the sellers when you’re here.

3. Kannur City CenterThe Kannur City Centre is one of the largest shopping malls in Kannur and it is also located in the Fort Road. Kannur City Centre includes many large outlets like Baskin Robbins, Alukkas, Apollo Clinic, Asiatic Internet Cafe, Majestic, and Green’s Hypermarket.
Upcoming Shopping Malls In Kannurome of the upcoming shopping malls in Kannur are the Kannur Mall, Thana Square Mall, which will include spaces for all shops, restaurants, banks, and entertainment zone, and finally the upcoming Mukund Mall, the mall will be located at Thalassery, Kannur. The malls are all designed to international standards and will be providing the best business amenities.
Among other this, one should not leave Kannur without buying the Kathakali Mask as a souvenir as it is one of the most interesting shopping attractions in Kannur. During shopping, if you are looking to have some delicious local dishes like Biriyani, Dosa, Puttu, Appam, Idly, and Seafood, then head towards Ondens, it is one of the hot favorite among the locals for its seafood and meat Biryani lovers can try MVK restaurant.

Street shopping in Kannur is never boring and you can never get enough of what it has to offer. So, the next time you plan a holiday in Kerala for leisure, pleasure and a shopping spree with your family, friends or even for yourself, don’t forget to take this list with you.